The 2017-18 BPL season, also known as BPL 5 or AKS BPL 2017 powered by Shah Cement (for sponsorship reasons), is the fifth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition will be organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and features seven teams from seven different cities.The season began on November 4, and expected to end on 12 December, 2017, with the defending champion, Dhaka Dynamites playing against newbies Sylhet Sixers in the first game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
AKS BPL 2017
Dates 4 November – 12 December 2017
Administrator(s) Bangladesh Cricket Board BPL Governing Council
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Double Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Bangladesh
Participants 7
Matches played 46
Official website tigercricket.com.bd/bpl/